Report: Inside the NFL puts Sapp on the outside

It’s still unknown whether NFL Network will keep Warren Sapp beyond the expiration of his contract in August. But it is known that Showtime won’t be bringing Sapp back for Inside the NFL.

Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports that Sapp is out. Per Jackson, Showtime has confirmed that James Brown of CBS, Phil Simms of CBS, and Cris Collinsworth of NBC will be returning.

It’s unknown whether Showtime will be replacing Sapp on the cast. Two years ago, Showtime wanted to hire NBC’s Rodney Harrison to moonlight. As we heard it at the time, NBC was fine with that arrangement, but CBS (which owns Showtime) didn’t want a second NBC employee on the panel.

After several weeks off the air following an outing of former Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey as the person who blew the whistle on the bounty program, Sapp has recently returned to NFL Network.

They should replace Sapp with Troy Aikman to complete the trifecta of having the top color guys from the big 3 networks.

toegoat says:May 25, 2012 11:33 AM

Larry Bird says: “Sapp is F.A.T.”

peacensapp says:May 25, 2012 11:34 AM

They should replace him with Chad Clifton.

mesta1 says:May 25, 2012 11:34 AM

Sapp is a snitch for snitching on an alegged snitch

radrntn says:May 25, 2012 11:40 AM

this guy wants to be a raider, but he will never be one…c-ya, wouldn’t want to be ya

pooflingingmonkey says:May 25, 2012 11:41 AM

Part of the new breed of loudmouth TV personalities, Sapp continually lives up to his name.

He and Skip Bayless should start their own show and call it “Sapp & Crap”.

1985bears says:May 25, 2012 11:45 AM

I know that we as an adult society should not revel in others’ misfortune or times of need. But I propose a seperate category where an elite group of real jerks belong in that an exemption is given. You know… Like Sapp, Owens, and the like. Kind of like S.H.E.I.L.D. but for millionaire jerks that went broke.

Neftali Ramos says:May 25, 2012 11:45 AM

One of the worst career moves Sapp ever made was trying to out Jeremey Shockey as the “snitch”.

You mean to tell me we will miss out on the “stare down” as a rebuttal to every thing.

LoCoSu@%s says:May 25, 2012 11:53 AM

If you look past his personality, Sapp is pretty knowledgeable about the game, especially defens (I know – duh).
Unlike guys like Deion (me first, sounds like a prozelytizer even when he talks about the NFL) or Jamie fat a@@ Dukes – who shows his bias quite openly, I’ve never seen Sapp take sides just because he didnt like a particular player or team.

I love it! I’m very tired of Sapp’s schtick, he is loud, windy, bigoted and odious. No respect.

torturedraiderfan says:May 25, 2012 12:19 PM

At last. I can watch Inside the NFL again. I hate Sapp with a passion. He’s one of the biggest a-holes on the planet.

joetoronto says:May 25, 2012 12:19 PM

Bouya, get rid of the bum.

mistrezzrachael says:May 25, 2012 12:24 PM

Take god awful Jamie Dukes away with him.

That guy talks like he is important, but in reality a zero.

irishgary says:May 25, 2012 12:26 PM

In 5 years this tard is broke and doing time.

ernie ernie says:May 25, 2012 12:29 PM

They’re holding his position for Suh. Suh is another Sapp, talks bigger than he plays and always tries to be in the headlines so he doesn’t get forgotten. When your forgotten you don’t get the TV deals thrown at you.
Suh is no dope, he does most of his stuff on purpose.

Always liked Sapp on INFL. Good mix between he, Simms & Collinsworth. I really don’t get all the hate for him. So what if he declared bankruptcy? It’s not like he beat you up & took your lunch money. Get over yourselves.

This has no effect on me as I cancelled Showtime a couple years ago. That network self-fellates almost as much as CBS. Frickin unwatchable.

Wait. What? CBS owns Showtime? Explains a lot.

Stop telling us that you are #1, lamebrains. Only thing you are definitely #1 at is claiming to be #1. Makes you come off as #2, if you catch my drift.

Looks like its not the Steelers defense that was too old, tired & slow. It was you. Have fun now being “Outside the NFL”, prick.

hedleykow says:May 25, 2012 1:07 PM

Drinks are on Mike Sherman & Jeremy Shockey tonight. See you at Happy Hour!

macwomack says:May 25, 2012 1:11 PM

Who has a bigger mouth?

Sapp or Mara?

dkeaton46 says:May 25, 2012 1:11 PM

I’m not the smartest guy in the world but can I ask what dose a persons finance have to do with his or her’s workplace ? I would like to think that is kind of personal don’t you ? what would anyone reading this do if they went to work Monday and your boss say’s by the way we looked at your bank account and did not like what we found so to make this short your fired . I don’t think that I would like that would you ?

My Carl Banks recommendation was censored (surprise, surprise) simply because I said he was the perfect replacement for Sapp. I won’t say why because I’ll be censored again but I think you all can figure out the reason.

aliquickk says:
May 25, 2012 1:00 PM
Looks like its not the Steelers defense that was too old, tired & slow. It was you. Have fun now being “Outside the NFL”, prick.

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Sounds like somebody still sounds butt hurt that Sapp was talking about “old, tired and slow” after a 35-7 trip to the woodshed by the Ravens in 2011…. i might add that walkoff playoff TD pass from Tebow must not have sucked too much , either.

I dont like Sapp, either but get over that…..its a new season, Steeler fan.

Oh thank god. I used to LOVE the show when it was on HBO. Great panel. Then it moved to showtime. And Sapp. Sapp completely ruined the show for me. He’s an idiot whose voice added nothing to an intelligent conversation about football. The best part of ITNFL was how much more intelligent and insightful it was compared to all the other crap out there, like ESPN. Signing Sapp on just dragged the show down to the ESPN level.

Love the idea of Skip Bayless and Sapp hosting a show. Kind of like watching Hitler and Stalin prior to WW2.

I don’t have a problem with Sapp, and a lot of what I’m reading sounds like sour grapes. People REALLY want to replace him with Jere-ME Shockey. Since when did Shockey become an upstanding choirboy? Or Captain Chunky soup McFlabb? T.O. got dogged for calling out his QB in the SB, but his claim was backed up by the Shanahans and McNabb was the one puking during the SB and T.O. was catching 120 some yards worth of balls on a broken ankle. Sapp was a nice change of pace to Simms and Collinsworth. Sapp’s a scapegoat in this whole Shockey thing, and SOMEBODY snitched on the Saints. Anybody other then Shockey ever say it wasn’t him?

Sapp is better than Michael Irvin wigging out at the camera every chance he gets. Why TV execs think flamboyant and annoying players translate into good broadcasters is beyond me. Then they have good guys like moose, Aikman, goose etc. Don’t they get it at all??